The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-11-03

There was celebration at Macon, Ga,
\ few days ago, and Thousands of Con.
federate veterans and others were in at-
tendance to see Jefferson Davis, who had
been announced to be there. Several
speeches were made, the most notable
one that of Gen. Henry R. Jackson.
Gen. Jackson is a Democrat Of the true
type. His Democracy has been endors
I'd by President Cleveland, who recently
made him Minister to Mexico. He IL
also candidate for the United States
Senate. In his speech before the Con.
federate veterans Gen. Jackson glorified
jeff. Davis and the Southern cause de.
clared that the principles for which the
South fought were eternal and were
right; denounced the bloody despotism
which overthrew them defended slave
ry and placed JEFF. Davis ahead of Abra
ham Lincoln. But here are some ex
tracts which we commend to the atten.
ton OF all our readers, and particularly
to our Democratic friends:
The world has been told that the peo
pl.. Of the South made the war to per.
p-tuate African slavery. This IL false
They did not create that institution, NOR
10 they now wish to restore it. Not
that shame can attach to its memory.
False, indeed, must be the historic muse.
to her clearest duty, il, all things being
fairly considered-ihe parties, the sur.
roundings, the results-she fail to hanu
It down to future tinles a. the gentlest,
and by far the most civilizing and hu.
,nanizing relationship ever borne by 10
Dor tO capital.
How is that for this age of progress
How does it strike the workingmen Of
the North? Capital should own labor |
No shame can attach to the memory of
slavery! By far the most civilizing and
humanizing relationship ever borne by
capital to labor!
But this is not all. The General -.
sured his hearers that State sovereignty
was not dead, and added:
The principle for which they fought
he only principle Of government expan.
sive enough to meet the requirements
vi advancing civilization, made of lat..
by Gladstone's el0quence 20 familiar tO
European thought, was American. born.
sun of the modern a. compared with
me ancient civilization "hOme rule" I"
as contrasted with Roman Capitalization,
it rose in the West and now mounts the
western ornament red with the blood Of
Confederate heroes, moist with the team
# Confederate widows and ornhans.
Eastward shall It continue to roll, carry.
ing with iG the blessed light of Christian
civilization all round the globe. And no
surely as it moves it shall bring the day
Of final triumph, to be decresd by the
mind and conscience Of man TO time
tested truth. In that triumphal pro.
cession Abraham Lincoln shalI not move
~ the rightful President, but Jefierson
Davis, the so.called "traitor" leader Of y
s,.callrd "lost cause" The memory ii
those chains will thrill along that swfdi
line with power never given 70 mortal
sobquence. In that silent bot majestic
march will move "ihe Confsderats 6latea
OF America" each wearing her truth.
studded crown Of sovereignty untasnish.
cd; Georgia bearing in her proud arms
her Barlow, her Cobb, her Walker, her
blond. stained herslee unnuMbertd, Whs,
fell with sense OF the coming glory. IN
rclipsed in their souls.
Veterans of the North. how do you
like that kind Of talk ? Are you willins
to support . party whose representative
is guilty Of such uttevsnces? 'ee